On the morning of February 27, Li Liang got up early in the morning.

I got out of bed, stretched, and felt refreshed.

Last night's big fight in Boston Garden was really hearty.

With his help and motivation, the entire Lakers team has regained their form and feel.

In the second half, they beat the Celtics, especially Li Liang's three-point shot, and the entire Garden Arena was silent.

In the end, the Los Angeles Lakers won the championship on the road and lifted the O'Brien Cup.

It broke the previous record of the Celtics' six-game winning streak against the Lakers in the Finals, as well as the myth of an undefeated seven-game break in the Finals.

Abdul-Jabbar was named the MVP of the Finals, a well-deserved accolade.

The NBA of that time and space must have been changed on that night, and I don't know what kind of innovation David Stern will make after he officially takes office, and what kind of impact will it have on the two traditional giants.

Li Liang's harvest was very rich, the fragment of the third golden shield, and more than 30,000 anger points.

He felt the enthusiasm of the Boston fans, and he also used his enthusiasm and three-point shooting as a reward to let them enjoy a feast of 21st century basketball.

After getting up, Zhu Shu made breakfast for Li Liang downstairs.

She saw Li Liang looking very happy and asked him why he was in such a good mood.

Li Liangdao: "I had a dream last night, and I dreamed that I won the championship!" ”

When Zhu Shu heard that he was dreaming, she gave him a bowl of soup and asked him to drink it soberly.

"By the way, you went to bed early last night, and Kupchak called and said that he might have to talk to you about a contract recently." Zhu Shu said.

"Contract? What kind of contract, when is this time, you will negotiate a contract with me? ”

It's only the end of February, halfway through the season, and it's still early for the playoffs.

Li Liang didn't expect that the Lakers had already begun to worry about contract issues.

But it's normal to think about it, Li Liang is a No. 55 pick, scored an All-Star in his rookie season, won a three-point title, and performed very well on the court.

In the summer, Li Liang's contract has a player option, and the Lakers can expect Li Liang to inevitably jump out of the contract.

At that point, Li Liang will become a restricted free agent, and the Lakers can match offers from other teams.

The problem is that the Lakers have another problem in the summer, which is to re-sign Howard.

Although Howard's performance did not meet expectations due to injury, his role is still obvious.

And he's only 28 years old this year, and he's in the prime of a center, and there's no reason why the Lakers wouldn't want to keep him.

If Howard is signed, and with the existing contract, the Lakers will not have any room to sign Li Liang.

And because of the previous luxury tax, they don't have a middle-class exception, they don't have a biennial exception.

They only have a mini middle class of more than 3 million, is this worthy of Li Liang?

Match a few handfuls!

Zhu Shu communicated the relevant information with Li Liang, and Li Liang's goal was to sign the top salary in the summer.

But under Arenas' terms, if he jumps out of his contract this summer, other teams will have to offer him mid-range.

The Lakers will definitely not be able to match, so Kupchak is expected to persuade Li Liang not to jump out of his contract in the summer and wait to test the waters of the 2014 free market.

When the time comes, how the Lakers will keep Li Liang is another matter.

If he is worth enough money, the Lakers will definitely try their best to make room to sign Li Liang.

However, Li Liang doesn't really care about money.

He cared about something else.

That City of Angels book.

"Leave the contract out of the way and finish the season. If Kupchak or someone else from the Lakers comes to you about a contract, you say that Bruce Lee is focused on playing and doesn't want to talk about a contract. Li Liang instructed Zhu Shudao.

Zhu Shu nodded, without any objections.

If it is another broker, for the sake of large contracts and commercial value, I will definitely analyze with Li Liang what to do to get the maximum benefit.

But Zhu Shu is different, she will think about Li Liang, but she will never think for Li Liang.

She knows that Li Liang has her own scale in her heart, and she can do her best when she needs it, and she doesn't need to work hard.

He did what he told him to do.

After discussing the contract at the dinner table, Li Liang drove off to train.

……

There was still no game for the team today, it was another training day.

Li Liang was not late this time, and after arriving at the Toyota Center, he found that the TWC TV station was here again.

Seeing Li Liang, the photographer took another fierce shot at him.

Williams, the person in charge, stepped forward to ask Li Liang if he could be interviewed today.

Li Liang nodded in agreement, this TV station is not easy, following the Lakers' ass every day.

There are so many games in a season, except that the process and score of each game are different, everything else is actually the same.

Unless something unexpected happens to the team, such as a big trade, player injuries, celebrity deaths, jersey retirement, etc.

The life of the team is not much different from that of those who work in the office.

If the TV station wants to shoot it in a variety of ways, it doesn't have to rack its brains to find a way.

After the training, Li Liang was invited by Williams to the general manager's office, and the theme of today's documentary is a day in the life of general manager Kupchak.

Li Liang thought, what does a day in Kupchak have to do with me? I'm not his secretary.

Oh~ It must be related to the contract.

Sure enough, filming went on for a while, with Kupchak talking to the players, chatting with the staff and talking about the general manager's daily work in front of the camera.

Then he found an opportunity to pull Li Liang and asked, "Bruce, how do you feel in Los Angeles, do you want to stay?" You're an All-Star now, and your salary doesn't match yours. ”

Li Liang smiled and said, "Of course I want to stay, I want to get the top salary." ”

Hearing Li Liang say this, Kupchak had a smile on his face and said, "In the summer of 14 years, there will be a top salary waiting for you." ”

Kupchak's meaning is obvious, he will exercise the player option to stay this year, and the Lakers will find a way to pay him a high salary in the summer of '14.

As for whether it will be given at that time, it depends on the situation in the summer of 14, anyway, it can be used cheaply for 500,000 for another year, why not?

Li Liang sneered in his heart, want to prostitute Lao Tzu for another season? It's up to your luck.

If the mission of the City of Angels book is still related to the Los Angeles Lakers, he will stay with the Lakers and finish the task on the book.

If the mission in the book has nothing to do with the Lakers, or if he needs to go to another team to start a new mission, then he can't care so much.

His goal is to be the strongest, not to be the totem of any team.

Although becoming the totem of the Lakers is a great thing to be proud of, Li Liang is not rare.

What's there, isn't it Kobe?

Don't be a Kobe.

Thinking so in his heart, Li Liang said: "Of course I will think about it, but now I still have to focus on the game." Hopefully bring a championship to the Lakers. ”

He said in his heart: If Lao Tzu can get you a championship, he doesn't owe you anything, and he is not sincere in negotiating contracts, so he brought the media to pressure me. Or is Kupchak out of the way, and what about Bass Jr.? What about Jenny Buss?

After Jerry Buss' death, the Lakers have entered the era of Buss Jr.

I don't know if it was Little Bass's idea to keep Li Liang.

Or he doesn't want to keep Li Liang at all, who knows.

……

On February 28, the last day of February, the Lakers faced the Timberwolves at home.

In this game, the Lakers once again ushered in a big victory, 119:94, 25 points swept the opponent.

After the All-Star break, the Lakers as a whole are feeling better and better.

Mike Brown's previous strategy of resting Nash and Kobe has paid off.

Bryant was in great shape tonight, scoring 33 points on 4-of-8 three-point shooting, diching out seven assists and grabbing eight rebounds.

Another MVP-level show.

The Timberwolves were suppressed throughout the game, falling behind from the beginning of the first quarter and being beaten to the point where they were unable to fight back.

In contrast, Li Liang's statistics are not obvious, and he focuses on defense again.

Recently, he doesn't seem to care whether the data looks good or not, even if he doesn't need the medal of "garbage king" in garbage time.

Why, it's mature!

How can a mature player be obsessed with data? What is the use of clinging to what three pairs, two pairs?

Winning is all that matters.

Of course, another reason is that Li Liang is going to start focusing on system tasks again.

He wants to improve himself a little bit before the playoffs begin.

He really wants to see what kind of basketball game this playoff game is.

It's all basketball games, can it be any different?